i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> at the top of the show, we asked you why you are awake? dan, what do you have? >> a couple of tweets. i'm awake from my daily vocabulary lesson. thanks for explaining the word crater. >> i'm here to educate everyone. >> i'm up to see what tie you chose today. come on, bill, you can do better. >> i know. i chickened out. i had one, it was a little more risque, tomorrow i'll go bold. all right? that's a promise. "morning joe," everyone. great show, everyone, by the way. "morning joe" starts right now. . ♪ >>> good morning, 6:00 in the morning here in new york city. it is tuesday, march 26th. with us onset, msnbc contributor mike barnicle. former communications director for president george w. bush, former senior adviser